Margaret Coffelt was born in 1830. She was the daughter of Abraham Coffelt and Elizabeth Shetter.
She married Milas Allen. Their children were (twins George and Joseph, believe Milus had a previous marriage and twins were hers) Jane, Mary, and Sarah.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDP-YYL : 11 February 2020), Abraham Caffilt, Marion county, Marion, Tennessee, United States; citing family 25, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M461-7HC : 12 April 2016), George A Allen in household of Margaret Allen, Missouri, United States; citing p. 55, family 428, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,295.
Margaret Allen Female 37 Tennessee
Joseph M Allen Male 15 Tennessee
George A Allen Male 15 Tennessee
Mary T Allen Female 10 Missouri
Sarah A Allen Female 8 Missouri
John Burton Male 21 Missouri
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6FM-X24 : 14 August 2017), Margaret Burchard in household of Rufus E Burchard, Linn, Osage, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 119, sheet 472B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0707; FHL microfilm 1,254,707. Nephew, A. Lincoln Nichols, 14 lives there.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M38S-262 : accessed 6 January 2019), Rufus Buchard in household of George BUCHARD, Linn Township, Osage, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 77, sheet 19A, family 347, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,879. Had hard time finding in index. Margaret is in next household 347/348 after her daughter/step-son. Name looks like Buschard.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2BV-WMK : accessed 5 January 2019), Margeret Burchard, Linn, Osage, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 126, sheet 10A, family 114, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 803; FHL microfilm 1,374,816. Lives with step-son, George, 50 and daughter Mary. Margaret says she had 3 children and two are living.
Kauffelds (Coffelt) in America, RJ Coffelt and SW Cofflelt, 1995, p. 48.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
Allen-17087 and Coffelt-182 appear to represent the same person because: Margaret was born a Coffelt and was previously married to Milas Allen who seems to have died in the Civil War. More sources on Coffelt-182 profile.